Watchmen

[innerSpaceman]

I guess ... but having never read much comix, er graphic novels ... shouldn't it hit me the same way?


Granted, I'm aware of the concept of retired superheroes and murkier gray between comic good and evil ... but while the universe created and two of the characters seemed fresh and exciting, the story was just boring, boring, boring, oh exciting ... and nowhere!


BTW, Laurie was even more of a cypher in the book (at least until her bit on Mars), so I can't fault the movie character for being so thin.



Oh, and the opening credits montage was clever ... but wore out its welcome about 2/3 through, imo. A little less would have been more.

Also for the record, I had no problem with the music selections. A lot of people decried the triteness of Ride of the Valkries, but at least that piece is specifically mentioned in the book.



BTW: CP: The line was Rorshach's, "I'm not locked in here with you ... you're all locked in here with ME!!"


Hysterical in the movie. Tossed away in the book. Meh.